Mission controllers are still hopeful that space shuttle Discovery can safely return to Kennedy Space Center this morning. They are looking at a northeasterly flow that may keep any rain offshore. Astronaut Chris Ferguson is flying weather reconnaissance at KSC.
The crew is on the deorbit prep timeline and has closed the payload bay doors. Landing times for the first and second opportunities in Florida today are 8:48 a.m. and 10:23 a.m. EDT.